Polytaenia nuttallii DC.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Apiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Polytaenia nuttallii DC.

  • Description

    Species Description - Plants 5–10 dm, puberulent above; lower lvs long- petioled, ovate, the ultimate segments narrowly ovate to linear-oblong, each usually with a few sharp teeth; rays 10–20, scaberulous on the upper side; pedicels 3–5 mm, fr elliptic or oblong, 6–8 mm, depressed in the center over the dorsal ribs; 2n=22. Prairies and plains; Mich. and Wis. to Neb., s. to Miss., Tex., and N.M. May, June. (Pleiotaenia n.)

  • Common Names

    prairie parsley